I have noticed with plenty of media that the twist villain trope often does fail, especially with Disney. I am wiring a fantasy novel (it's one...
So, one of my favorite YouTube channels is Overly Sarcastic Productions, in particular the "Trope Talk" bits. The one trope mentioned was the...
I have two characters and they are close friends but one of them ( character B) is secretly against the other (character A). Character B masks his...
Hello, all. I hate to admit it, but I'm having trouble figuring out how to make the villains for the final book in my trilogy work the way I want...
So I was watching some youtube videos a couple of days ago where a guy talked about superhero movies, and in two separate videos he brought up...
Hey everyone, this is my first post here, and also my first time writing something that isn't a short story :) My problem is this: my villain is a...
Hey everyone! This is my very first post, I've been lurking on these forums for a while, but never felt comfortable enough yet to interact, but I...
The main villain, Zaria, in my stories has a rather complicated plan for how she's taking down the good guys, and I just want to make sure it...
Hi. So, if you’ve seen me on the character chatroom, you know I’ve come back from the void with a new story. If not, hi! Anyways, basic premise: a...
I'm making notes for a villain in an upcoming project I'm planning, but I'm having trouble deciding on a name for him. He's the godlike ruler of a...
Not to get too edgelord about it, but sometimes the position taken by the writer/author is simply not the one we agree with. I've found myself on...
Hi everyone (๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)/~☆I'm pretty new here so it's nice to meet u all!! Anyway, I'm in the early stages of outlining my novel and in need of any...
This book of mine is in very early development and before making any decisions I just wanted to ask this question. In my Fantasy book my main...
Basically, want to have about 55k words in my novel. Initially was thinking 75k, but my novel will be broken down into 11 distinct sections. About...
Is there anything wrong with having an androgynous bad guy? Basically a very effeminate male character is what I'm going for. But I don't want him...
Im writing a trilogy that has my antagonist start as a hero along with my protagonist. My Protagonist is a human prince, an heir to the most...
in books or movies? Mine is The Joker in The Dark Knight just because. Fancy having a clown for a bad ass. The make up is out of bound effective...
She does have a dark past that explains her actions but I don't want it to be all she has that makes her sympathetic. I want people to understand...
A lot of people on this forum use terms like hero and villain when talking about their characters. But don't these lines get blurred quite often...
So, I'm currently still in the early chapters of my book, and I just hit the end of a chapter, and there is going to be a five year time skip...
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